how do you trigger an xml response for "respond_to do |format|'

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Hi - how do you trigger an xml response for “respond_to do |format|’ ? Wondering why the following isn’t working for me (i.e. triggers HTML response) ------------------view ---------------- <% remote_form_for :bi_allocation, @bi_allocation, :url => { :controller => “bi_allocation”, :action => “r_create”} do |f| %> <%= f.text_field :amount, :size => 10 %> <%= submit_tag ‘Create’ %> <% end %> ------------ controller --------------------- def r_create @bi_allocation = BiAllocation.new(params[:bi_allocation]) respond_to do |format| if @bi_allocation.save format.html raise(”*** HITS THIS LINE ***") format.xml { render :xml => @bi_allocation, :status => :created, :location => @bi_allocation} # Doesn’t hit this line else format.html { render :action => “xxxx” } format.xml { render :xml => @bi_allocation.errors } end end end

thanks

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try calling it with :format => 'xml'

<%= link_to "link_name", :controller => 'controller_name', :action => 'action_name', :format => 'xml' %>

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tks - the remote_form_for method doesn’t mention a “:format” parameter? actually the “link_to” method (which you used in your example) I see doesn’t mention this either? Just wondering how one would have found out about this being an option here?

regards

Greg